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CVE-2026-26117 (GCVE-0-2026-26117)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-10 17:05 – Updated: 2026-06-19 18:18
VLAI
Title
Arc Enabled Servers - Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in Azure Windows Virtual Machine Agent allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-05 00:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Microsoft Arc Enabled Servers - Azure Connected Machine Agent Affected: 1.0.0 , < 1.61 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:arc_enabled_servers_azure_connected_machine_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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